Improvement in cuffs



T. HEDGES, 'E. MOLLER 8v 0. GRAF. Cuff.

No. 208,817. Patented Oct. 8,1878.

fizwalam-f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HEDGES, ERNST MOLLER, AND CARL GRAF, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CUFFS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,817, dated October 8, N79; application filed July 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS HEDGES, ERNST MijLLnR, and CARL GRAF, of Hamburg, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Linen or Woven Cuffs and their iastenings, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the kindpf fastening for linen or other woven cuffs, in order to do away with the inconvenience experienced by fastening this description of cuff by means of studs or buttons.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure I is a perspective view of a linen or woven cufl' and its fastening. Fig. II shows an elevation of the improved cult; and Fig. III illustrates the buckle.

The linen or other woven cuff is supplied at one end with a band, which is provided with an extension or lap to form the catch A; and a flap, E, is provided at the other end of said cuff. The flap E is made with an elongated opening, reaching near to its middle, to receive the buckle F. The fastening-buckle F has a tongue or projection, c, at its under side,

which is passed into the flap E into the opening as far as b, when the catch or band A is brought across the narrow back a of the buckle, which is jointed to the projection or tongue 0, and is there squeezed firmly by means of the back d or face part of the buckle, assisted by the spring 8 acting against the same.

It is clear that the cuff may be made either narrow or wide, as may be required, depending upon the catch or band A, and that this kind of fastening makes the use of studs and buttons, with their button-holes in the cuff, superfluous.

' What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A linen or other Woven cuff having a band provided with an extension or lap to form the catch A on one end, and a flap, E, with central elongated opening, I), at its other end, in combination with a buckle, F, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

THOMAS HEDGES. ERNST MOLLER. CARL GRAF. Witnesses:

EMIL T. PAAP, ALEXANDER SPEoHT. 

